"LSU has to be the most sued school in NCAA": Fans react to Les Miles lawsuit against Tigers for creating roadblocks in his CFB HOF qualification

NCAA Football: Kansas at Baylor
NCAA Football: Kansas at Baylor

On Monday, ESPN's Adam Rittenberg reported that former coach Les Miles is suing the LSU Tigers for vacating 37 wins from 2012-15 and eliminating him from qualifying for the College Football Hall of Fame. The College Football Hall of Fame has an automatic cutoff of a .600 winning percentage and with the vacated wins, Miles ends with a .597 career winning percentage, thus making him ineligible.

People took to social media to respond to the reports and give their own opinions on the matter.

"My brother in Christ, Les Miles, 2011 Alabama cost you the hall of fame, not LSU," one user commented.
"So he's salty he did some scandalous stuff without the school knowing, got caught, school took the blame and vacated wins during the time period all cause of something he did? Make it make sense," another user responded.

Other people said some of his other decisions outside that span are reasons why they believe he is not a College Football Hall of Famer.

"He should sue himself for choosing to coach at Kansas," one person commented.
"His coaching decisions during the 2011 national championship should be the sole reason he doesn't get in," one Twitter user commented.

Will Les Miles be eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame?

With his winning percentage falling below .600 throughout his career, Les Miles is not eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame. However, could this be a chance to showcase that some, if not all, of the wins should not have been vacated? Certainly.

With Les Miles deciding to involve the National Football Foundation in his lawsuit, it appears that he is attempting to get a loophole for his eligibility to be considered. However, what CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd's tweet says is critical as well. One of the losses he had throughout his career flipped to a win would still have him above the .600 career winning percentage.

It is unclear if he is seeking to have a loophole eligibility or if he wants the vacated wins all cleared. Either way, he is a fringe College Football Hall of Fame coach at this point.

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